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Marcus Kamen vs Simon Kellum

Two careers, 234 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.

Marcus Kamen (United States) and Simon Kellum (United States) have met in 234 rounds across 26 competitions since 2016. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Simon Kellum leads Marcus Kamen: 164 finishes in front to 70.

On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 15 shared events, Simon Kellum holds the faster single in 15, Marcus Kamen in 0.

Personal bests, side by side

faster single in bold
EventMarcus Kamen singleaverageSimon Kellum singleaverage
3×35.967.804.917.06
2×21.122.140.711.44
4×431.2138.1629.2435.27
5×51:13.981:22.3255.691:04.66
6×62:50.872:56.631:53.032:06.17
7×74:46.754:54.542:57.723:15.06
3×3 blindfolded2:19.722:45.6139.081:02.97
3×3 Fewest Moves29 moves32.0019 moves20.67
3×3 one-handed12.2414.348.4911.90
Clock6.348.264.004.88
Megaminx1:10.301:16.4439.3745.94
Pyraminx1.091.760.731.53
Skewb2.284.030.851.71
Square-120.6925.926.6510.13
3×3 Multi-Blind2 of 2 cubes · 17:1110 of 12 cubes · 56:45

Year by year

every meeting, 234 rounds in all
20162026busiest year: 61 meetings2016: 32017: 152018: 352019: 612022: 362023: 502024: 112025: 132026: 10

Recent meetings

newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise
YearCompetitionEventRoundMarcus KamenSimon Kellumahead
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2Second round2.692.65Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20262×2First round2.502.36Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3Second round9.647.60Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3First round8.948.63Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20263×3 one-handedFirst round16.6312.94Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 20264×4First round39.8336.71Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFirst round2.002.10Marcus Kamen
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxFinal2.782.65Simon Kellum
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026PyraminxSecond round2.082.14Marcus Kamen
2026Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026SkewbFirst round5.192.89Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025PyraminxFirst round3.072.55Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's x TheCubicle CubingUSA All-Stars 2025PyraminxFinal2.022.16Marcus Kamen
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20252×2First round2.952.95Simon Kellum
2025Rubik's WCA World Championship 20253×3First round10.609.81Simon Kellum

Full careers: Marcus Kamen · Simon Kellum. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.